Lot 96210 · 2009 October Signature Illustration Art Auction
Chinese Lover, paperback cover
Rudy Nappi · Gouache on board
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- Heritage Auctions — 2009 October Signature Illustration Art Auction · 27 October 2009
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- 21 x 15.5 in...
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- TB-2026-13678113
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Rudy Nappi, Chinese Lover, paperback cover. Heritage Auctions, 27 Oct 2009, lot 96210. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13678113.
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